Example Questions

Example Question #1 : Influential Psychologists

Which psychologist studied the instinctive behavior in greylag geese and jackdaws, investigated the principle of imprinting, and became widely known for his descriptions of imprinting as an instinctive emotional bond?

Possible Answers:

Charles Darwin

Phineas Gage

Kondrad Lorenz

Lev Vygotsky

Alfred Kinsey

Correct answer:

Kondrad Lorenz

Explanation:

Konrad Lorenz was an Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist. He is regarded as one of the founders of modern ethology. Lorenz won the Nobel Prize in 1973 for Physiology or Medicine (alongside Nikolass Tinbergen and Karl von Frisch) and is the author of numerous books.

Example Question #3 : Influential Psychologists

Elizabeth Loftus' "Lost in the Mall" Study aimed to examine the creation of __________.

Possible Answers:

stereotypes and prejudice

schemae

romantic attachment

false memories

self-fulfilling prophecies

Correct answer:

false memories

Explanation:

The study asked participants to recall and write down information about an event from their childhood in which they became separated from their parent in a crowded shopping mall. What the participants did not know was that this "event" was a fictional scenario designed to appear as a plausible part of their pasts.

Example Question #4 : History And Principles Of Psychology

Which famous theorist believed most of human desire laid in the unconscious state of mind?

Possible Answers:

Lawrence Kohlberg

Abraham Maslow

Jean Piaget

B.F. Skinner

Sigmund Freud

Correct answer:

Sigmund Freud

Explanation:

Freud was a huge proponent of the unconscious state of mind and believed human beings buried most of their unwanted thoughts and desires there. This concept is the basis for Freudian psychoanalytic theory and principles.

Example Question #5 : History And Principles Of Psychology

Who theorized that there are certain archetypes that are common across cultures, also known as the collective unconscious?

Possible Answers:

William James

Sigmund Freud

Noam Chomsky

Albert Bandura

Carl Jung

Correct answer:

Carl Jung

Explanation:

Carl Jung was strongly influenced by Freud's idea of the unconscious mind, and took it one step further into society as a whole. He believed that members of the same species have inborn ideas and images that are common across cultures.

Example Question #9 : History And Principles Of Psychology

Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow were two of the founders of which psychological perspective?

Possible Answers:

Psychoanalytic

Behavioral

Phenomenological

Psychodynamic

Humanistic

Correct answer:

Humanistic

Explanation:

Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow are both associated with the Humanistic (also sometimes called the Client-Centered) approach to psychology, which emphasizes people's underlying desire and need for self-actualization. The humanist approach focuses more on encouraging a holistic view of mental health and self-actualization, as opposed to a problem-focused treatment model.

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